Factual Situation: X and Y, two brothers, live separately. The parents live with X, Y often comes to X’s place and abuses his parents in his presence. One day when X’s fatherin- law, K and his friend P, were present. Y came there and started abusing his parents. X who had not said anything to Y earlier, got enraged because of the presence of K and p and picked up a knife lying nearby and killedY. X is charged for murder. He pleads grave and sudden provocation in his defence. Issue: Whether the accused is guilty of murder. Decision:

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Factual Situation: X and Y, two brothers, live separately. The parents live with X, Y often comes to X’s place and abuses his parents in his presence. One day when X’s fatherin- law, K and his friend P, were present. Y came there and started abusing his parents. X who had not said anything to Y earlier, got enraged because of the presence of K and p and picked up a knife lying nearby and killed<br />Y. X is charged for murder. He pleads grave and sudden provocation in his defence. Issue: Whether the accused is guilty of murder. Decision:






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